Spring means showers (and/or snow depending not the region), but it also means that many second-year medical students are getting ready to study for their first set of board examinations. I should add though that many schools have changed their curriculum so that students take their first set of boards and their second set of […]
Why Clinicians Hate Glycolysis
As a second year medical student at an institution that has recently introduced a new curriculum, I have become fascinated with the question of what ought to be taught in medical school. With the roll out of this new curriculum, which focuses on a systems-based approach to learning as well as integrating clinical experiences early […]
Step 1 and the Stress/Analysis Feedback Loop
I was recently hanging out with my study group, when someone brought up their worries about Step 1. We all eagerly pitched in our own study plans and theories about how we could maximize our gains. This is one of the great things about my study group. They are always eager to help each other […]
